Reading maketh a full man.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Reading Quotes

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

To choose time is to save time.

To choose time is to save time.

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons...

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons...

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself is power

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...